In this week’s Deep Dive podcast, hosts Jason Lloyd and Nate Pyfer explore the fascinating story of Ammon from the Book of Mormon. They discuss Ammon’s dynamic character as a powerful missionary and defender, delve into speculative insights about his early rebellious years possibly influencing the Nehor movement, and examine the founding of the city of Ammonihah. The episode also highlights the significant roles of women like Abish and Lamoni’s wife, and reflects on themes of leadership and justice. The hosts encourage listeners to consider the deeper meanings of Ammon’s story and invite feedback and engagement.
Transcript:
[00:00:16] Speaker A: Welcome to the weekly Deep Dive podcast on the add on Education network. The podcast where we take a look at the weekly come follow me discussion and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd. Here.
Boy. Remotely in the studio somehow. Whatever. I got to figure out what the new verbiage on that is, but with Nate Pyfer, the show’s producer, our friend in my studio. In your studio.
[00:00:40] Speaker B: Yes.
What’s up, dude?
[00:00:43] Speaker A: Dude, it’s. It’s. It’s going great. July 1 1st opened up with some serious rain.
[00:00:52] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. I was going to say that’s still going good for you guys over there.
[00:00:56] Speaker A: Still going great.
[00:00:57] Speaker B: Great.
Yeah. We have had beautiful sunshine, so I’ll take that as well because we already had a lot of rain earlier in this year. So I’m going to. I’m going to take that.
[00:01:08] Speaker A: I was able to go enjoy the summer.
[00:01:11] Speaker B: Absolutely.
Sorry, go ahead.
[00:01:16] Speaker A: I just can say this episode, but what were you going to say?
[00:01:18] Speaker B: I was going to just say, yeah, let’s. Let’s get into it.
[00:01:22] Speaker A: Let’s dive in. This is a. I mean, I think.
[00:01:25] Speaker B: We’Ve story in the Book of Mormon. Come on, dude.
[00:01:28] Speaker A: If. If Freiburg is to be believed.
[00:01:31] Speaker B: Dude, come on. This is. This is the. This is the one story that every kid dreams of getting to give a talk on in primary.
You know, it’s true, dude.
[00:01:42] Speaker A: This is the one. I mean, this is.
For what it’s worth, I think we all love this story, the story of Ammon. And he’s powerful in just about every way. Right? It’s not just that he’s an incredible missionary. He gets to lock people’s arms off, which is kind of gruesome.
[00:01:58] Speaker B: No, it’s so dope.
[00:02:01] Speaker A: But it’s like, I don’t know, there’s just something about that that just speaks to every, like you say, every. Every boy out there thinking what it means to be awesome and a man and just like a hero standing up against the bad guys. And I mean, Ammon. Ammon does it. Protecting the sheep and caring enough to love the people. He’s. He’s just an interesting character, this Ammon.
[00:02:22] Speaker B: It’s so good. Let’s do it.
[00:02:24] Speaker A: And in fact, I’m going to take us down some speculation today, and I just want to get that out right here at the forefront before I go.
[00:02:34] Speaker B: Oh, okay.
[00:02:35] Speaker A: Yeah. Because I think a lot of what we try to do is present unique perspective, and it’s very much grounded in the Bible and what this means or in the book of Mormon, the scriptures, the word of God.
Try not to be very speculative, but. But try to be more informative and kind of open eyes and explain and show.
But what. What I want to dive into today a little bit is not grounded in anything, but what’s. What’s the best way to put it? Like circumstantial evidence, if you will. Like, there are some interesting things that pop up that just make me wonder that I feel are worth exploring and maybe a...
